Coupling



0- .1947- .A. T. SHElWER COUPLING Filed May 21, 1945 5 3% 3/ 4 23 26 9 35'FJT 2 4 7. 5

INVENT OR.

BY W

Patented Oct. 7, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COUPLING Albert '1. Scheiwer, Erie, Pa. Application May 21, 1945, Serial No. 594,931

4 Claims. (Cl. 284-19) This invention relates generally to couplings and more particularly to a novel check valve for acoupling.

Check valves hereto disposed in male and female members of couplings have required comparatively long and closely coiled springs in that the body of the check valve was necessarily stopped by the spring. The springs in these prior couplings quickly lost their strength and many times became snarled because of the force of the, bodies of the checkvalves against them. These prior couplings required the bodies of the check valves to be of the same outside diameter-as the.

inner diameter of the male and female members thereby greatly impeding the flow of fluid through the coupling. Prior couplings had check valves. which allowed only a restricted flow of fluid.

Furthermore, dust got into prior couplings and much fluid was wasted between the sealing portion of the check valve and end of the 'coupling members.

It is, accordingly, an object of my invention to overcome the above and other defects in the check valves in couplings and it is more particularly an object of my invention to provide check valves for. a coupling which is simple in construction, economical in cost, efllcient in operation, easy to assemble, and economical in manufacture.

Another object of my invention is to provide a check valve for acoupling which permits a, maximum flow of fluid. I

Another object of my invention is to provide a check valve for a coupling which closes the end of the coupling members when in a disconnected position and one which provides a minimum loss of fluid upon disconnection of the coupling members.

Another object of my invention is to provide novel means for limiting the movement of a check valve in the male or female member of a coupling.

Another object of my invention is to provide a coupling with check valves of minimum size and maximum flow.

Another object of my invention is to provide a check valve with a central bearing surface which permits free flow of fluid.

Other objects of my invention will become evident from the following detailed description,

taken in conjunction with the accompanying Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the novel stop 2 member for the check valves in my novel coupling.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of male member of my novel coupling; and

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view with parts broken away of' the female member of my novel coupling.

Referring now to the drawings, Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive show a male member comprising a connecting portion 2 having grooves 3, a shoulder 4, an end flange 5, a reduced portion 6, spaced inner shoulders I and 8 anda threaded portion 8 for connection to a hose connection or the like (not shown). A check valve I0 is disposed in the male member and comprises a radially armed body portion H, a grooved. nose portion l2, a washer the iii in the grooved nose portion for sealing engagement with the end flange 5 of the male member a forwardly and rearwardly projecting portion l4, and I5, a radially extending stop memher l6 disposed on the projecting portion l5 for limiting the rearward longitudinal movement of the check valve ill by engagement with the shoulder 1 in the male member and a spring member having one end disposed on the projecting portion I5, and held by washer and screw assembly land the other end disposed between the spaced shoulders I and 8 of the male member to urge the washer I3 to sealing engagement with the end flange 5 of the male member I.

The female member 20 comprises a sleeve or shell 2| having two rows of ball retaining apertures22, a shoulder 23, a threaded portion 24 for threadably engaging a stop member 25, a shoulder 26, an inner threaded portion 21 for engagement with a hose connection or the like (not shown), an inner groove 28 for receiving a U-shaped washer 29, a reduced portion 30, and spaced inner shoulders 3| and 32; and an outer movable locking sleeve 34 having depending camming portionsv 35 and 36 and a spring member 31 for urging the locking sleeve 34 longitudinally to lock ball members 38 into locking engagement with the grooves 3 in the male member A check valve 40 is disposed in the female member 20 and comprises a grooved body portion 4|, radially extending projecting arm members 42 journalled in the reduced portion 30 of the female member 20 and engageable with the end flange 5 of the male member I, a washer 43 disposed in the grooved body portion 4| of the check valve 40 to sealingly engage the side of the reduced portion 30 of the female member 20, a rearwardly projecting member 44 on the body portion 4|, a radially extending stop member 45 disposed on the projecting member 44.

to limit the rearward movement of the check ,valve 40 by engagement with the shoulder 3 I, and a spring member 46 having one end disposed between the spaced shoulders 3| and 32 and the :other end on the projecting member 44 of the check valve 40 for urging the washer 43 into sealing engagement with the side of the reduced porprojecting armed member 42 and forces the washer 43 in the body member 4| away from the side of the reduced portion 30 permitting the flow of fluid through the female member 20. The projecting portion 14 of the check valve In in the male member I engages the projecting armed member 42 thereby forcing the washer I3 in the body member l2 away from the end flange 5 permitting the flow of fluid through the male member I. The stop members l6 and 45 limit the rearward movement of the check valves l0 and 40 and permit a maximum flow of fluid because of the absence of any obstructing members in the path of the fluid.

Various changes may be made in the specific embodiment of my invention without departing ly against the force of said spring when said male and female members are connected together; and means for connecting said male and female 1 members together.

2. A coupling as set forth in claim 1 wherein said male member has spaced inner shoulders for nesting one end of said spring.

3. A coupling comprising mated male and female cam-type coupling members, each having an inner shoulder and an inwardly directed flange portion a check'valve in each of said coupling members comprising a. journalled radially-armed portion, a sealing portion, a radially extending stop member adapted to engage said inner shoul+ der, and a spring in each of said coupling memhere for urging said sealing portions of said check valves in sealing engagement with saidinwardly directed flange portions when said-coupling members are disconnected, means for moving said check valves to an unsealed position when said coupling members are connected together, and means for connecting said coupling members to gether.

4. A coupling comprising a male member having a connecting portion. with a groove, spaced inner shoulders, a reduced portion, and an inwardly directed end flange; a check valve disposed in said male member comprising an end plate, a

from the spirit thereof, or from the scope of a the appended claims.

What I claim is: 1. A coupling comprising a male member, hav ing an inner reduced portion, an inwardly directed flanged nose portion and a shoulder, a check valve in said malemember comprising a body portion, a washer disposed on said body portion adapted to sealingly engage the side of said' inwardly directed flanged nose portion of said male member when said male member is disengaged, a radially armed projecting portion j ourwasher disposed on said end plate for sealing engagement with the end flange of male member, a

finned body portion extending from said end plate seated in said reduced portion, a stop member, on said finned body portion to engage said shoulder to limit the longitudinatmovement' thereof,

and a spring for urging said washer into sealing engagement with said'end flange;'and a female member, means in said female member for movmembers together.

REFERENCES crr iin The following references are of re'cord-in the file of this patent:

nalled in the reduced portion of said male mem- UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date,

2,265,267 Cowle Dec. 9, 1941 373,256 Trave et a1 Nov. 15, 1887- j 7 136,396 Westi ghouse Mar. 4, 18'13 229,720 Lloyd July, 6, 1880 2,135,222

ALBERT T. scmirwna,

Scheiwer Nov. "'1, 1938 I 

